Cherry Cheesecake

By JDARK

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 1-1/3 cup crushed graham crackers
• 1/3 cup melted margarine
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• Cake:
• 16 ounces cream cheese
• 3 eggs
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Topping:
• 1 pint sour cream
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Fresh cherries

Preparation

Step 1

Crust:
1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
2. Mix ingredients for crust together and press into bottom of an 8" springform pan.

Cake:
3. Blend cream cheese, eggs, 2/3 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla in blender until smooth.
4. Pour over crust.
5. Bake for 50 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.
6. Cool for 20 minutes.

Topping:
7. Mix sour cream, 3 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
8. Spread on cake.
9. Return to oven and bake 15 minutes.
10. Cool and add cherries.